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it's happening in europe, and across the americas. that's the future that the people of the middle east and north africa deserve as well. one where they can focus on opportunity instead of whether they will be killed or repressed because of who they are or what they believe. time and again, nations and people have shown our capacity to change, to live up to humanity's highest ideals, to choose our better history. last month i stood where 50 years ago, martin luther king, jr. told america about his dream at a time when many people of my race could not even vote for president. earlier this year i stood in the small cell where nelson mandela endured decades cut off from his own people and the world. who are we to believe that today's challenges cannot be overcome when we have seen what changes the human spirit can bring? who in this hall could argue that the future belongs to those who seek to repress that spirit, rather than those who seek to liberate it. i know what side of history i want the united states of america to be on. we're re
it's happening in europe, and across the americas. that's the future that the people of the middle east and north africa deserve as well. one where they can focus on opportunity instead of whether they will be killed or repressed because of who they are or what they believe. time and again, nations and people have shown our capacity to change, to live up to humanity's highest ideals, to choose our better history. last month i stood where 50 years ago, martin luther king, jr. told america about...
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that's the inside story on al jazeera america. ♪ >> hello, i'm libby casey. as america searches for energy independence, natural gas is a big piece in a complicated puzzle. hydraulic fracturing, or frac-ing has opened up a vast natural gas resource, but the it is controversial. it releases methane. but a study examined more than 500 wells at 190 sites. the researcher found that while frac-ing released significant amounts of methane, but was successful at capturing 99% of the gas. by 2040 half of the nation's gas will come from frac-ing, it is estimated. using chemicals, sand, and lots of water under high pressure, drilling crack open the shale, inside. >> sometimes there are disputes of about natural gas, but we should strengthen our position as the top natural gas producer, because in the medium term it can provide power and help reduce our carbon emissions. >> some fear extracting shale gas from the ground can leak water. >> the bottom line is natural gas is creating jobs. it's lowering many family's heat and power bills, and it's the transition fuel that c
that's the inside story on al jazeera america. ♪ >> hello, i'm libby casey. as america searches for energy independence, natural gas is a big piece in a complicated puzzle. hydraulic fracturing, or frac-ing has opened up a vast natural gas resource, but the it is controversial. it releases methane. but a study examined more than 500 wells at 190 sites. the researcher found that while frac-ing released significant amounts of methane, but was successful at capturing 99% of the gas. by...
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victoria azarenko >> your new miss america is... miss new york! [ cheering ] >> miss new york, nina davuluri! [♪ music ] >> when nina davuluri won this year's 2014 miss america competition, she game the first won of indian origin to take the crown. with a degree in brain behavior and cognitive science she's currently applying to medical school. immediately after her crowning astounding racist tweets surfaced on the weapon. >> how does the "f" does a foreigner win miss america. she is an arab. miss new york is an indian. so what should have been the moment celebrating our diversity be derailed by a racist reaction. joining us is journalist sheila and alexis, great to have you both here. before nina could even celebrate all this she had to deal with this racist reaction. let's hear what she said. >> it's an unfortunate situation but for every one negative tweet or comment, there were dozens of positive words of encouragement and videos and that's what's it's all about. i'm so honored to have this opportunity, and really bring about a conversation
victoria azarenko >> your new miss america is... miss new york! [ cheering ] >> miss new york, nina davuluri! [♪ music ] >> when nina davuluri won this year's 2014 miss america competition, she game the first won of indian origin to take the crown. with a degree in brain behavior and cognitive science she's currently applying to medical school. immediately after her crowning astounding racist tweets surfaced on the weapon. >> how does the "f" does a foreigner...
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al jazeera america - a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. ♪ >>> ross is back here with sports. bud has been around for a long time. >> yes, this bud is for you. the commissioner of baseball is bud selig has talked about retirement for year, but today he made it official. he'll call it a career after the 2014 season. he became the acting commissioner '92, and he took over on a permanent basis in '98. under his watch the league skyrocketed into a $9 billion industry. he was also responsible for implementing the wild-card system, interleague play, and revenue sharing. the commissioner gets paid a reported $22 million a year. but he had the work stoppage in 1994, and the steroi
al jazeera america - a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but...
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america's not the word's policeman. terrible things happen beyond the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong. but when would modest effort and risk, we can top chin from being gassed to death, and there by make our our children safer, i believe we should act. that's what makes america different. that's what makes us exceptional. with humility, but with resolve, let us never lose site of that truth. thank you, food bless you, and god bless the united states of america. >> a short speech from the president of the united states tonight in the east room, making his case again for using military force. he said he will give diplomatic solution as chance. but he reviewed a number of questions he had been asked for american people who had sent him letters and emails. do we need another war, is it worth it if we don't take out asaad. asking questions like why do we really need to get involved and at this point, the president answered all of those questions with answers it appears he had given many times to the am
america's not the word's policeman. terrible things happen beyond the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong. but when would modest effort and risk, we can top chin from being gassed to death, and there by make our our children safer, i believe we should act. that's what makes america different. that's what makes us exceptional. with humility, but with resolve, let us never lose site of that truth. thank you, food bless you, and god bless the united states of america. >> a...
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it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. >>> it would have been terrific to sit on the back of the bay. >> just a beautiful scene in san francisco. it's history in the making. americans have dominated the sport it's only fitting that it would be team usa to pull off the sport.'s biggest come back. the america's team is a heavy favorite. they were racing on their chosen home turf of the san francisco bay but that didn't stop team new zealand to start with an 8-1 lead. after the tweaks to the ka a ma ran. including today's winner take all by a whopping 44 seconds to have the biggest come back of the history of the event. a 1942 stanley cup to win the nfl championship. boston red sox came to beat the new york yankees in the champ joinship series. now we can add team usa to the list with a dramatic come back after trailing new zealand 8-1. >> the tampa bay buccaneers have benched quarterback josh freeman who completed less than 50% so far this season. head coach will go the w rookie in tampa's
it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. >>> it would have been terrific to sit on the back of the bay. >> just a beautiful scene in san francisco. it's history in the making. americans have dominated the sport it's only fitting that it would be team usa to pull off the sport.'s biggest come back. the america's team is a heavy favorite. they were racing on their chosen home turf of the san francisco bay but that didn't stop team new zealand to start...
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people are learning that in this society, in an america that is the least religious america than it has ever been, people are having a good experience learnings that their friends and neighbors are getting together and are doing things in the sake of humanism. my congregation of humanists got together right before thanksgiving and we raised $10,000 through several contributions to buy meals, nutritious meals, bying raising 25 cents apiece, 40,000 meals we packaged together? this was lead by a young man who works for my organization, named chris, who is our assistant chaplain. but we had hundreds of people that were involved in this project. and we invited religious congregations to come with us, the and it was the atheists and the muslims and the zoro asians and -- >> and you all -- >> and the need for this has increased by 23% in just our area alone. so we are raising our scope by packaging 50,000 meals in just this thanches. thanksgiving -- thanksgiving. that's a example of what godless congregations are doing with their time right now. >> refers to atheists that religion is the paria
people are learning that in this society, in an america that is the least religious america than it has ever been, people are having a good experience learnings that their friends and neighbors are getting together and are doing things in the sake of humanism. my congregation of humanists got together right before thanksgiving and we raised $10,000 through several contributions to buy meals, nutritious meals, bying raising 25 cents apiece, 40,000 meals we packaged together? this was lead by a...
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north america is not growing at 3%. what we have to get our heads around is to lower our economic expectations. i think we're finding that neither zero interest rates nor huge budget deficits is really a substitute for cheap fuel. >> as the economies of china, india and the united states continue to remain relatively calm or low, as you say, what does that portend in terms of the status of the economy and how it will change? should we expect to see unemployment at the same rates for some time? should we continue to see the government running the sort of deficits it's running because the economy won't be growing and producing more revenue for the government? >> i think those are reasonable assumptions, and i think the federal reserve board has basically said as much. i mean, when they're talking about easing off on quantitative easing, which is their purchase of bonds, with the jobless rate at 7%, i mean, that's an implicit recognition that we're not going to go back to 4.5% jobless rates like we had before the recession
north america is not growing at 3%. what we have to get our heads around is to lower our economic expectations. i think we're finding that neither zero interest rates nor huge budget deficits is really a substitute for cheap fuel. >> as the economies of china, india and the united states continue to remain relatively calm or low, as you say, what does that portend in terms of the status of the economy and how it will change? should we expect to see unemployment at the same rates for some...
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news out tuesday from america's small businesses. plans to boost their hiring in the coming months jumped to level we haven't seen since the recession. those same businesses are also bullish on sales. big corporate america gets all of the hype, but it's small businesses, firms with fewer than 500 employees that provide jobs to almost half of all workers across america. so if they are optimistic about our economy, then my feeling is we should all be. but the same survey shows they are feeling edgy about current business. it's tough to be a small business in the best of times, but in some states it's tougher than others. that's according to the latest annual survey of small business owners conducted by an online business service company. the states in blue are deemed to be less small business friendly, based -- [ technical difficulties ] hawaii, maine and rhode island are judged to be the least friendly. they get a grade of f from thumb tack. utah, alabama, idaho, texas, all of them get a grades. every else is just kind of average. sma
news out tuesday from america's small businesses. plans to boost their hiring in the coming months jumped to level we haven't seen since the recession. those same businesses are also bullish on sales. big corporate america gets all of the hype, but it's small businesses, firms with fewer than 500 employees that provide jobs to almost half of all workers across america. so if they are optimistic about our economy, then my feeling is we should all be. but the same survey shows they are feeling...
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and that is it for us here on america tonight. please remember, if you want to comment on any of the stories you see nirt, lo tonight, log oo aljazeera.com and we'll look ahead to the stories we're looking at here. you can tell us what you would like us to report on. and please talk to us on twitter or facebook. we'll have more next time on america tonight. have a good night. twice as likely to die. fault lines travels to cleveland, ohio - to look at what is causing these deaths, and to try to find out why the united states has the worst rate
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>> it's a big deal, unprecedented in the america's exup we haven't seen this. they looked at all the evidence and i think they made the appropriate decision and personalities for oracle team u.s.a. having said that as the report showed both jimmy spittle and jim barker are ready to go. i'm excited. nobody knows who's going to win. the teams are good, the boats are fast and it's going to be compelling from this point forward. >> how buying step back is this for team oracle? >> it's a serious setback. think about it, they're already two races down, they have got to win two races to even the score. even more important is losing one of the crew wing trimmer. these boats are powered by a wing sail that is 130 feet high and having the person that practiced over a year on how to trim that sail suddenly off the boats would be like taking tom brady off the field in a neeng w england patriots game. >> do you think it's fair? >> i do think it's fair. the penalties were in the america's cup world series. oracle u.s.a. won three of the four events. it was found by the inter
>> it's a big deal, unprecedented in the america's exup we haven't seen this. they looked at all the evidence and i think they made the appropriate decision and personalities for oracle team u.s.a. having said that as the report showed both jimmy spittle and jim barker are ready to go. i'm excited. nobody knows who's going to win. the teams are good, the boats are fast and it's going to be compelling from this point forward. >> how buying step back is this for team oracle? >>...
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that is it for us here on america tonight. please remember if you would like to comment on the stories you've seen tonight, log on to aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can tell us what you would like to see in our nightly current affairs program. you can talk with us on twitter or or facebook page. police come back. we'll have more of america tonight again tomorrow. >>> on a mission to pull the american strike in syria.
that is it for us here on america tonight. please remember if you would like to comment on the stories you've seen tonight, log on to aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can tell us what you would like to see in our nightly current affairs program. you can talk with us on twitter or or facebook page. police come back. we'll have more of america tonight again tomorrow. >>> on a mission to pull the american strike in syria.
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some is taking place across the streets of america. there are those who are for military intervention. >>'s. >> free, free syria. >> and others are against it. >> as congress prepares to vote on military, sir why's president, bashar al-assad said the consequence of such war. with nearly 300,000 syrian americans living in the u.s., we want to start the debate with them to find out what it's like for them living outside and for their families back home. joining us for an inside look at what's happen something syrian activist for the syrian coalition, a spokesperson for opposition forces joining us via skype is hela diad, a writer and film maker who is opposed to military intervention. in our google hangout, we have rasa salanski, an attorney who just returned from a trip to the region. yassan shashakly is in syria. actually, he is on the border of syria and turkey. he runs a refugee exampcamp. welcome. yassan, we want to focus the first segment of the show on what americans don't know about this conflict because it's just not out there.
some is taking place across the streets of america. there are those who are for military intervention. >>'s. >> free, free syria. >> and others are against it. >> as congress prepares to vote on military, sir why's president, bashar al-assad said the consequence of such war. with nearly 300,000 syrian americans living in the u.s., we want to start the debate with them to find out what it's like for them living outside and for their families back home. joining us for an...
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america's largest uninhabited island looks press teen. but land on the beaches and walk the shoreline with chris and his clean up crew, and you get the true close-up picture, a picture of what he calls a slow-moving environmental disaster. metal barrels, parts of old shoes, plastic bottles, fishing floats and buoys from aqua farms as kro the pacific litter the beach. >> it's not hopeless. we need more resources and people. it's not hopeless but never-ending. >> reporter: half or more is tsunami debris. it's collected by hand and packed into huge bales and flown out by helicopter and put on the nonprofit organization's barge for the long trip to civilization. this is a national ocean dumps site in the northern corner of the gulf where currents and prevails winds drive logs, wrecked fishing boats and anything else that floats onshore. >> pole urethane foam. there's whiskey. >> reporter: he said conditions are a little better this year. heavier stuff is coming in now, but there's less of it. last summer in the first big wave of tsunami trash
america's largest uninhabited island looks press teen. but land on the beaches and walk the shoreline with chris and his clean up crew, and you get the true close-up picture, a picture of what he calls a slow-moving environmental disaster. metal barrels, parts of old shoes, plastic bottles, fishing floats and buoys from aqua farms as kro the pacific litter the beach. >> it's not hopeless. we need more resources and people. it's not hopeless but never-ending. >> reporter: half or...
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al jazeera america presents... "do the math" premiers this sunday 9 eastern. >> mexico is still struggling to deal with the aftermath, the storms have devastated acapulco and the surrounding area. more than a million people have been effected, and mexican authorities raise the death toll to 97. thousands of tourists stranded in acapulco struggle to find clean water as they wait at the airport to leave. >> reporter: well, after a path of destruction in the southwestern part of the country, tropical storm manuel moved up to the southwest part of the country and hit down just a few days ago. the authorities are trying to take preventive measures. they've declared a red alert and suspended all classes. this is in advance of high winds and potentially heavy rainfall, but we have not seen the kind of destruction there yet. but we've seen in southern uta mexico. i was in acapulco on wednesday and tuesday, and saw the amounts of destruction there and saw tens of thousands of people who have been affected, people who were i
al jazeera america presents... "do the math" premiers this sunday 9 eastern. >> mexico is still struggling to deal with the aftermath, the storms have devastated acapulco and the surrounding area. more than a million people have been effected, and mexican authorities raise the death toll to 97. thousands of tourists stranded in acapulco struggle to find clean water as they wait at the airport to leave. >> reporter: well, after a path of destruction in the southwestern part...
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a full report is ahead on america tonight. secretary of state john kerriry and defense secretary john hagle answer questions for the un7nate foreign relationships. they say they have reached an agreement for use of military force. that would ban aniuous u.s. use of u.s. armed forces on the ground. president obama has been meeting with congressional leaders in the white house. after the meeting, republicans lookeders john boehner and eric cantor said they support the president's plan but this was the reaction today if from syria's ambassador. >> from the united states of america, how could they act unilaterally speaking from outside the context of the united nations? who asked barack obama to be the bully of the world. >> breaking news out of asia, reports that a 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit japan, located in the azu islands 400 miles south of tokyo. >> that's the news this hour. as i said, "america tonight is next. we will see you back here at 11:00 eastern. news >> we begin tonight with breaking news from an inclusive rep
a full report is ahead on america tonight. secretary of state john kerriry and defense secretary john hagle answer questions for the un7nate foreign relationships. they say they have reached an agreement for use of military force. that would ban aniuous u.s. use of u.s. armed forces on the ground. president obama has been meeting with congressional leaders in the white house. after the meeting, republicans lookeders john boehner and eric cantor said they support the president's plan but this...
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hi joie. >> on america tonight, it has been very violent week. starting with the d.c. navy yard and last night, chicago playground 13 people were shot including a three-year-old boy. night closer look at gun violence and children caught in cross fire. tragedies that open new wounds on grieving mothers, share their hurt and turning their pain into something positive. that story and much more coming up at the top of the hour john. >> okay important topic joie thank you very much. an old crime is making a come back in texas. ahead on al jazeera how law noarms officers are trying to -- enforcement officers are trying to stop the theft of cattle. >>> and how tiger woods did today at the tour championship. in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a
hi joie. >> on america tonight, it has been very violent week. starting with the d.c. navy yard and last night, chicago playground 13 people were shot including a three-year-old boy. night closer look at gun violence and children caught in cross fire. tragedies that open new wounds on grieving mothers, share their hurt and turning their pain into something positive. that story and much more coming up at the top of the hour john. >> okay important topic joie thank you very much. an...
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. >> on america tonight: the president heads home. >> on america tonight: the president heads home. after making his case with world leaders for a strike on syria. but with time running out, finds himself facing stiff and growing resistance. >>> a billionaire, a boat, and the city by the bay. a challenge on the high seas and controversy at the america's cup. and a view from the top. the extraordinary courage and heart-stopping steps of a native community balancing tradition with its future . hello and welcome to america tonight, i'm joie chen. president obama races home tonight after what is shaping to a down to the wire approach for his strike on syria. as the clock ticks down to the case on capitol hill, president obama makes his case directly to the american people. america tonight correspondent sheila macvicar, real toe to toe with syria's strong supporter, sheila. >>> a one on one with vladimir putin. putin really is the winner leer. not only did he -- not only did he find that peerns who might otherwise be allies of the united states were insistent that there has to be a u.n.
. >> on america tonight: the president heads home. >> on america tonight: the president heads home. after making his case with world leaders for a strike on syria. but with time running out, finds himself facing stiff and growing resistance. >>> a billionaire, a boat, and the city by the bay. a challenge on the high seas and controversy at the america's cup. and a view from the top. the extraordinary courage and heart-stopping steps of a native community balancing tradition...
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america tonight is up next. >> on america tonight. an old rival may be the president's most importanta imp. >> a vote against that would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. >> on this labor day, the war over wages. how the fight for better pay ask stalling walmart in its tracks. >>> and a swimmer's dream. some 35 years in the making. >> you never are too old to chase your dreams. >> that's right. good evening and welcome to america tonight. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. it is a holiday today, but no easing back for lawmakers when they return from their summer blake tomorrow. on the table, an urgent vote on whether to strike on syria. one that has president obama in a difficult position. over the weekend, the president said he whereas ready to order a strike on syria, in response to chemical weapons there but put the ball in congress's courts to hear their thinking. today he invited senators john mccain and lindsay graham of south car
america tonight is up next. >> on america tonight. an old rival may be the president's most importanta imp. >> a vote against that would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. >> on this labor day, the war over wages. how the fight for better pay ask stalling walmart in its tracks. >>> and a swimmer's dream. some 35 years in the making. >> you never are too old to chase...
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when america tonight returns baby doc is back. america tonight's special reporter pm eastern time . we will be right back. ♪ >> and welcome back. as if haiti didn't have enough to deal with.about now everyone's watching the courts consider whether its notorious forl former ruler jean-claude duvalier, the big surprise is what baby doc himself has to say. america tonight's special correspondent soledad o'brien traveled to haiti where she met with the former ruler. >> this is the exactly the floolg. >> bobby duvall is a survivor. he served eight months at fort dumage haiti's most notorious prison and lived to talk about it. >> i counted 20 that died. >> in the eight months you were here? >> in the eight months, yeah. >> deu duvall, was tortured under the rule of jean-claude dux dux, bab duvalier, baby doc. he is alive today because president carter sent a list of 13 people he wanted freed from prison. >> they sent him a leader with 13 names on it and i was one of the last three alive. that's how i got out. >> so the list had 13 people on it and there were only three living. ten other
when america tonight returns baby doc is back. america tonight's special reporter pm eastern time . we will be right back. ♪ >> and welcome back. as if haiti didn't have enough to deal with.about now everyone's watching the courts consider whether its notorious forl former ruler jean-claude duvalier, the big surprise is what baby doc himself has to say. america tonight's special correspondent soledad o'brien traveled to haiti where she met with the former ruler. >> this is the...
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al jazeera america presents... "do the math" premiers this sunday 9 eastern. ♪ >> product placement in music, you guys would have taken the award for that. my adidas was one of the first artists. >> that said it all. >> yeah. but how has that changed? >> when we made that record for adidas, we didn't do it to get an endorsement deal or for the money, we was just rhyming about so many thing goods that we said what can we do next. oh, let's make a record about the sneakers that we love. and i think what happened is that that was the first time people saw the relationship of a music entity could be huge as -- as sports. it was the first time that a non-athletic entity was able to get a sneaker endorsement. the problem now is this, we did it. it was good. it was sincere. nowadays, people will search for the deal first and not be responsible with the music that they put out. the reason why it worked for run dmc is it was positive, it was good. we didn't make a record saying i got more sneakers than you, or i got more
al jazeera america presents... "do the math" premiers this sunday 9 eastern. ♪ >> product placement in music, you guys would have taken the award for that. my adidas was one of the first artists. >> that said it all. >> yeah. but how has that changed? >> when we made that record for adidas, we didn't do it to get an endorsement deal or for the money, we was just rhyming about so many thing goods that we said what can we do next. oh, let's make a record about...
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♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. here are the top stories we are following right now. time is rung out before a possible government slit he shutdown on tuesday to avoid it the senate is expected to vote a bill that will fund the government until mid november. mouth republicans have said they will not unless the affordable health care act is defund order delayed. president obama says they won't allow that. diplomats may have reached an agreement to rid syria of its chemical weapons. the full u.n. security council met thursday in new york to discuss the re resolution, membs could vote on the plan as early as friday. secretary of state john kerry had what he calls a constructive discussion with iran's foreign minister on iran's nuclear program. kerr had a one on one after the meeting with the u.n. security council. more talks are scheduled next month. today the inter governmental panel on climate change is releasing its first report since 2007. the group says it believes humans are probably the cause of all of the tempe
♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. here are the top stories we are following right now. time is rung out before a possible government slit he shutdown on tuesday to avoid it the senate is expected to vote a bill that will fund the government until mid november. mouth republicans have said they will not unless the affordable health care act is defund order delayed. president obama says they won't allow that. diplomats may have reached an agreement to rid syria of...
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america. that's what that was all about. it's true that social media gives these platforms to put these ideas forth and have it catch on on the internet in ways that was not possible 30 years ago when vanessa williams won. >> but nina davuluri is one of the most gorgeous women on earth. >> beautiful and accomplished. >> she's fantastic. the idea that we're just seeing skin color in a way that completely--also challenges even what we understand skin color to mean. we're projecting all these things on to her. >> i read some of the names of people who put these tweets on. they're clearly the di descent can'ts of irish, polish, who themselves were discriminated against a few generations ago. one of the tweets from someone who had ethnic last name p do you not have to be an american to be miss america? how does this happen? this young woman successful. they are parents are successful. and she was born in america. >> increasingly becoming minority,-- >> more babies of minority races are being born today. >> exactly. exactly. and i
america. that's what that was all about. it's true that social media gives these platforms to put these ideas forth and have it catch on on the internet in ways that was not possible 30 years ago when vanessa williams won. >> but nina davuluri is one of the most gorgeous women on earth. >> beautiful and accomplished. >> she's fantastic. the idea that we're just seeing skin color in a way that completely--also challenges even what we understand skin color to mean. we're...
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al jazeera america. hi. i am lisa fletcher. you are in "the stream" in the midst of so us serious conversation, you asked us to host a stream conversation on it. we have syrians and syrian americans for some candid insight. >> johada lee. the community has been asking for a show that includes people who are experiencing what's going on right inside syria rather than us just talking about it from a distance. as we were watching the activity, it seems so many people are against intervention >> ever since we lost our show, every day, the community has been asking us to cover syria. >> no exaggeration >> a sample. allen asked for syria. amanda, syria. nicole, please discuss syria. alia, and we are all watching about syria. this is a mass relevance map. it shows in real lifetime exactly all social media active ty about syria. these red dots, it's concentrated in north america. here is a trends map. here is where syria is being discussed all around north america on twitter. >> the words, the darker the black, the more people are talk
al jazeera america. hi. i am lisa fletcher. you are in "the stream" in the midst of so us serious conversation, you asked us to host a stream conversation on it. we have syrians and syrian americans for some candid insight. >> johada lee. the community has been asking for a show that includes people who are experiencing what's going on right inside syria rather than us just talking about it from a distance. as we were watching the activity, it seems so many people are against...
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. >> on america tonight, president obama winds up and throws congress a curve. we'll look at capitol hill's quick reaction to the president's challenge. and how the abrupt change in white house strategy might also change the minds of the skeptical public at home and abroad. ♪ ♪ >> good evening and welcome to a special edition of "america tonight." a sudden and surprising shift from the white house on its syria strategy throws a huge curve at what americans and the world can expect next. make no mistake, the president told reporters in the rose garden he still thinks syria should be punished for a vicious gas tack on its own people and says that the u.s. is ready to do so. but mr. obama said he's decided to hold back at least for the moment and let congress have its say. is it a bold move? or risky gambit. we'll get analysis from our leading responders, al jazeera's white house correspondser mike, and america tonight's she look who has led our coverage of the streak against syria. first let's hear the president's case for psych society voyt from capitol hill.
. >> on america tonight, president obama winds up and throws congress a curve. we'll look at capitol hill's quick reaction to the president's challenge. and how the abrupt change in white house strategy might also change the minds of the skeptical public at home and abroad. ♪ ♪ >> good evening and welcome to a special edition of "america tonight." a sudden and surprising shift from the white house on its syria strategy throws a huge curve at what americans and the...
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one of the best ways that america has built well is through owning a home, and unfortunately we really got away from that, we allowed folks to pull all of the equity out. a lot of people rushed into buying homes without really giving it a lot of thought, and it turned out to be an awful investment for them. it doesn't mean that everybody is -- and we don't think that everybody should -- should buy a home. certainly there is a place for renters, particularly in some of the more expensive markets, and young people in general are going to rent until they settle down. it doesn't make as much sense to own a home when you are single and may relocate to some other part of the country. but as millennials age up and build savings, i think we'll see again. >> so as millennials built up some savings, that was the key to buying a house. you didn't just grab all of the equity that you made in it as home prices appreciated, took that out, and risked your capital? >> absolutely, people used to have to save for a down payment, and so when they shop for a home, they spent a lot of time. that's what we
one of the best ways that america has built well is through owning a home, and unfortunately we really got away from that, we allowed folks to pull all of the equity out. a lot of people rushed into buying homes without really giving it a lot of thought, and it turned out to be an awful investment for them. it doesn't mean that everybody is -- and we don't think that everybody should -- should buy a home. certainly there is a place for renters, particularly in some of the more expensive...
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is that what you would expect of america? absolutely not. [ inaudible ] has ranked america as 15th in the world for democracy. how can that be? how many more of our liberties -- >> why is your heritage so much more important than mine. >> mine is no more important than yours -- >> if we celebrated even's heritage, sir -- >> i don't have to celebrate everybody's heritage. but if you want to celebrate yours you should. [ overlapping speakers ] >> let me give you one more example of where our liberties are going. reports in 2009 united states was ranked 20th in the world in freedom of the press. today we have dropped to 47th place. how much more liberty do we have to lose before we are no longer america -- >> gene, i want you to jump in here -- >> yeah ji think we're going a little bit far afield, but in truth, typically in our country, the an dote to speech that you don't like is more speech. historically, whether it's done by the right or left, attempts to suppress speech, so suppress an idea just doesn't work. that idea maybe
is that what you would expect of america? absolutely not. [ inaudible ] has ranked america as 15th in the world for democracy. how can that be? how many more of our liberties -- >> why is your heritage so much more important than mine. >> mine is no more important than yours -- >> if we celebrated even's heritage, sir -- >> i don't have to celebrate everybody's heritage. but if you want to celebrate yours you should. [ overlapping speakers ] >> let me give you one...
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. >> the goal is to go out to middle america using comedy. >> and give america this bigamous limb hug. come on, america, bring it in, yeah, yeah, that feels good. >> the mormons asked me if i wanted to be a missionary when i turned 19. look, to an arab a mission is who different deal. >> it might make you laugh. it might make you feel uncomfortable at times but it's to make you think and using comedy and pop culture they're hoping to combat that. one survey, i mentioned thi in s number ago, many have unfavorable view of muslims. but can pop culture be used to change public perception in a positive way? we're joined by isn't of media at george washington university. on skype, from hofstra university researching muslims in media. and preacher allah made me funny and dean obedella. negin. thank you for being with us. why use humor rather than fact and tug at your heartstrings kind of stories? >> i think the answer is pretty clear because comedy is just more fun. it's just disarming. it melts people's guards in a way that education alecture or even a dramatic film that might make you cry,
. >> the goal is to go out to middle america using comedy. >> and give america this bigamous limb hug. come on, america, bring it in, yeah, yeah, that feels good. >> the mormons asked me if i wanted to be a missionary when i turned 19. look, to an arab a mission is who different deal. >> it might make you laugh. it might make you feel uncomfortable at times but it's to make you think and using comedy and pop culture they're hoping to combat that. one survey, i mentioned...
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they arrived in houston from ships from south america a decade ago. they are called crazy ant for his their erratic movement and they are causing damage he is sp*frbl specially iespecially i. a report from thibodeau. >> reporter: these ants are the latest pest problem along gulf coast, they are called crazy aunts or raspberry ant for his the pest control operator who found the piece let houston, they travel in massive clusters and move in erratic patterns, hence the nickname craze. >> i they call in the keyboards and in the phone head society. >> reporter: she moved her louisiana mortgage company to a new office two weeks ago to get away from the apts, but these fast-traveling insects followed her across the street. jerry howard of the university of new orleans says the raspberry ant came from south america to texas by ship in 2002. and they keep moving. >> they are capable of having hundreds of thousands of workers. it's very difficult to get a bead on a single colony and treat it so that you kill it. >> reporter: dr. howard says the ants establish c
they arrived in houston from ships from south america a decade ago. they are called crazy ant for his their erratic movement and they are causing damage he is sp*frbl specially iespecially i. a report from thibodeau. >> reporter: these ants are the latest pest problem along gulf coast, they are called crazy aunts or raspberry ant for his the pest control operator who found the piece let houston, they travel in massive clusters and move in erratic patterns, hence the nickname craze....
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>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey in new york. these are the stories we're following. chemical weapons inspectors are just days away from being on the ground in syria. their goal, find and destroy syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. >>> all eyes are on the house of representatives. the sticking points -- point, the president's health care law. >> doesn't matter, you still can be friends. >> chicago hits gang violence head on. >>> and just a matter of days u.n. chemical weapons inspectors should be on the ground in syria. the u.n. security council voted unanimously friday on a resolution to secure and destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile. rya ragae is on the ground. she's getting syrian reaction to the u.n. resolution. >> speaking to syrian activists on the ground, several expressed skepticism over this deal. they were not sure of their regime complying, they have seen bashar al-assad making promises and not fulfilling them. he thought it was pro craft nation on behalf of the international community. ordinary citizens are
>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey in new york. these are the stories we're following. chemical weapons inspectors are just days away from being on the ground in syria. their goal, find and destroy syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. >>> all eyes are on the house of representatives. the sticking points -- point, the president's health care law. >> doesn't matter, you still can be friends. >> chicago hits gang violence head on. >>> and...
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we're talking about the america's cup. the most press teeshz sailing race takes -- prestigious sailing race is taking place in san francisco. and it's been all but noncontroversial. >> it's been marked by imagination, risk, and financial excess. in fact, the site was chosen by one of the world's most successful tech moguls, billion air larry elison. he got to pick this year's location. a big selling point was the city's enclosed harbor. in years past, the races were held miles off shore. but spectators can watch, and good afternoon newsom welcomed it with open arms. >> he gave larry ellison the key to the city. it was like a big deal. >> joe garifoli is a reporter for san francisco chronicle. >> for years san francisco's tried to host the olympics, it wanted to host the super bowl, and so they already had the infrastructure to bid for a major event. and so when they got the america's cup there was like okay, this could bring in millions of dollars to the city. >> the city's board of supervisors voted unanimously to bring t
we're talking about the america's cup. the most press teeshz sailing race takes -- prestigious sailing race is taking place in san francisco. and it's been all but noncontroversial. >> it's been marked by imagination, risk, and financial excess. in fact, the site was chosen by one of the world's most successful tech moguls, billion air larry elison. he got to pick this year's location. a big selling point was the city's enclosed harbor. in years past, the races were held miles off shore....
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i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. ♪ >>> a week from tuesday, obamacare health insurance exchanges open for business. the obama administration expects 7 million people to enroll and hopes that 2.7 million of them will be young and healthy. the system needs these young invincibles to sign up in order to keep costs down. but if of these folks are not convinced that buying insurance makes financial sense for them, putting the success of obamacare at risk. >> reporter: if obamacare is going
i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every...
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- a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. ♪ >>> and returning to our top story now, the kenyan mall attack. muhammad is in nairobi. muhammad, what is the latest? >> reporter: well, john, a little while ago, senior government officials lead by the interior minister, told journalists that the operation was coming to an end. they say that most -- all of the hostages they say had been released and rescued from the hostage takers. they say that kenyan forces, troops were sanitizing the mall and moving from floor to floor making sure that no one was left behind. but at the same time they said that there was some of the gunmen still holed up in the mall, and the ke
- a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. ♪...
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america. i'm jonathan betz live in new york. who will blink? a government shut down looms and time is running out to approve a government spending bill. >>> heavy rains and hurricane force winds battle the pacific northwest and parts of canada. >>> drail president benning -- israeli president benjamin netanyahu will meet the president obama tomorrow. ft. >>> how easy are disdents to cross over. >>> the deadline is fast approaching by monday add midnight, congress must pass a spending bill. right now it doesn't look like it's going to happen. the government will shut down on tuesday. this morning, the house did send its version to the senate. something the senate will likely reject, not until tomorrow. jean meserve reports. >> the blame game. >> terribly destructive, totally unnecessary. >> the president is saying, i will shut down government if you don't give me everything i want on obamacare. >> in the wee hours of sunday morning, the republican controlled house of representatives did pass a
america. i'm jonathan betz live in new york. who will blink? a government shut down looms and time is running out to approve a government spending bill. >>> heavy rains and hurricane force winds battle the pacific northwest and parts of canada. >>> drail president benning -- israeli president benjamin netanyahu will meet the president obama tomorrow. ft. >>> how easy are disdents to cross over. >>> the deadline is fast approaching by monday add midnight,...
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america tonight is coming up next. on america tonight. tapping in, new disclosures about a government phone tracking program, a wide ranging web, and whose calls may have been picked up. >> also tonight, remembering september 11th, with the man who relied on the wisdom of solomon to determine the value of a life. >> she goes go away, i lost my son, and you are here to talk about money. and flies in the face of history. the stars, stripes, and stories you never knew about the star spangled banner. >> here is the question, say can you see, he cannot see the flag by dawn's early light. time and date has not hamed of the wounds of september 11th. on this the 12th anniversary there are new signs of the legacy of that day. today we learns more about the intrusion into our communications and why they happen t a all. just a few weeks ago, form governor con track leaked top secret details of a program that collects and stores information nearlier phone call made in the united states, and only under pressure, the government agency admits the data w
america tonight is coming up next. on america tonight. tapping in, new disclosures about a government phone tracking program, a wide ranging web, and whose calls may have been picked up. >> also tonight, remembering september 11th, with the man who relied on the wisdom of solomon to determine the value of a life. >> she goes go away, i lost my son, and you are here to talk about money. and flies in the face of history. the stars, stripes, and stories you never knew about the star...
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up next, america tonight. . . an uphill battle. team obama one step closer to getting support for a strike on syria. >> this is an imperfect situation. there are no good options here. >> also ahead. america tonight's special contributor, soledad o'brien in a rare interview, with jeanne claude duvalier. >> we were called the pearl of the antilles. you could walk around port o prince without being assaulted. >> is the navajo nation selling its soul ? good evening and welcome to america tonight. i'm joie chen. thank you for being with us. president obama continued his long slog forward this time in sweden. pressing his strike against syria on the world image santa. meanwhile, he sent his top military men to do battle with congress on capitol hill. where the sell seems most difficult is with the american people. it risks damaging america's credibility if it doesn't get behind his plan. but the secretary of state and defense flanked with the joint chiefs chairman, what the administration's administration's end game really is. tom reno d
up next, america tonight. . . an uphill battle. team obama one step closer to getting support for a strike on syria. >> this is an imperfect situation. there are no good options here. >> also ahead. america tonight's special contributor, soledad o'brien in a rare interview, with jeanne claude duvalier. >> we were called the pearl of the antilles. you could walk around port o prince without being assaulted. >> is the navajo nation selling its soul ? good evening and...
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we are not asking america to go to war. i say that sitting next to two individuals who well know what war is, and there are others here today who know what war is. they know the difference between going to war and what the president is requesting now. we all agree there will be no american boots on the ground. the president has made crystal clear we have no intention of assuming responsibility for assad's civil war. that is not in the cards. that is not what is here. the president is asking only for the power to make certain that the united states of america means what we say. he is asking for authorization targeted and limited to deter and degrade bashar al assad's capacity to use chemical weapons. now, i will make it clear. for those who feel that more ought to be done or that, you know, in keeping with the policy that assad must go, clearly the degradation of his capacity to use the weapons has an impact on the lethality of the weapons available to him, and it will have an impact on the battlefield. just today before com
we are not asking america to go to war. i say that sitting next to two individuals who well know what war is, and there are others here today who know what war is. they know the difference between going to war and what the president is requesting now. we all agree there will be no american boots on the ground. the president has made crystal clear we have no intention of assuming responsibility for assad's civil war. that is not in the cards. that is not what is here. the president is asking...
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>> every year in america over 11 thousand babies die on the day that they're born. most are just born too early. their vital organs, heart and lungs still unformed. even those who survive beyond 24 hours often die before their first birthday. but if the baby is african american, they are more than twice as likely to die. fault lines travels to cleveland, ohio - to look at what is causing these deaths, and to try to find out why the united states has the worst rate of infant mortality in the industrialized world. >> it's monday morning in cleveland's metrohealth hospital. a newborn baby boy has just been rushed into neonatal intensive care unit known as the "nicu". >> weighing just over 2 pounds, he's 14 weeks premature it means he was only in the womb for less than six months. >> he's really retracting. you see his blood pressure? very low. >> they're right now trying to get urgent care to the baby that's just been born here, literally within the last couple of hours. and right now getting respiration assistance, and an intravenous drip inserted. this is the kind of
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america tonight is next. more news on al jazeera.com. see you back here later. >> on america - a surprising new connection - the president's speak. could it be the first call in a new relationship between washington and tehran? >> the very fact that this was the first communication between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness between our countries and indicates the prospect of moving behind that difficult history. >> also tonight - speeding into trouble - grand theft auto v rockets into record sales. but critics want to put up roadblocks to its real-life brutality. >> you can't be a superhero in real life. that's why you highlight the fantasy. >> there's not a lot of doubt about who is responsible for climate change, but why is there any? >> and good evening. i'm joie chen. it has been an historic day in the diplomatic world on a couple of fronts, but it began with a big, although brief phone call for the first time from 1979 that is, indeed, more than 30 years contact between iran and united states was e
america tonight is next. more news on al jazeera.com. see you back here later. >> on america - a surprising new connection - the president's speak. could it be the first call in a new relationship between washington and tehran? >> the very fact that this was the first communication between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness between our countries and indicates the prospect of moving behind that difficult history. >> also tonight - speeding...
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i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >> welcome back. here is a look at oh our top stories. protests in brazil while the country marks its independence. protesting against government corruption and slow reform. secretary of state john kerry arrived in lithuania today. katherine ashton said that a clear and strong response is crucial in syria, and kerry is headed to france where he will meet with the french foreign minister. >>> president obama has returned to russia and will convince congres
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those are the headlines at this hour, america tonight is next, on al jazeera america, and remember you can always get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >> on mesh tonight, a closer look at the violent group behind the kenya mall attack. bathes seek answers and clues to what might come next. also tonight the survival of a well oiled machine. how g.m.'s factory in flint is still working for america. >> this product is important for the american economy. it is a work for us. the people who are the backbone, the true backbone of our economy need trucks like this to do their job. >> and what scientists now believe about our impact on the environment, a growing body of evidence, and an advanced look at what experts around the world agree is happening. >> >> good etching and thanks for being with us. we begin tonight with a story that is still developing, it is now heading toward a full week since it began. but the events that began with a upscale kenyan shopping mall have important implications for americans. especially in the fight against terror attacks. an international team including ame
those are the headlines at this hour, america tonight is next, on al jazeera america, and remember you can always get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >> on mesh tonight, a closer look at the violent group behind the kenya mall attack. bathes seek answers and clues to what might come next. also tonight the survival of a well oiled machine. how g.m.'s factory in flint is still working for america. >> this product is important for the american economy. it is a work for us. the people...
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coming up here on america tonight. a secret fundamentalist offshoot, its leaders is behind bars for sexually abusing children. but many say the man who they say they know as the prophet still yields his influence. >> it is a very impressive atmosphere. it is ruled by an iron fest, but controls things from prison. >> how one family turn its back on oppressski influential community. and got away. hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that? that's an incredible blessing. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko >> ever
coming up here on america tonight. a secret fundamentalist offshoot, its leaders is behind bars for sexually abusing children. but many say the man who they say they know as the prophet still yields his influence. >> it is a very impressive atmosphere. it is ruled by an iron fest, but controls things from prison. >> how one family turn its back on oppressski influential community. and got away. hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al...
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this is al jazeera america. these are the stories we are following this morning, failing to gain international support for strikes on syria and facing an uphill battle to get a green light from congress president obama is taking his case to the american people with a prime time address. aft ariel castro comes back from the grave. new police videos that show the mind after madman. >> zero ignition. liftoff. >> heading for a mission to the moon to study the lunar atmosphere. >>> sticking to his
this is al jazeera america. these are the stories we are following this morning, failing to gain international support for strikes on syria and facing an uphill battle to get a green light from congress president obama is taking his case to the american people with a prime time address. aft ariel castro comes back from the grave. new police videos that show the mind after madman. >> zero ignition. liftoff. >> heading for a mission to the moon to study the lunar atmosphere....
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america tonight is coming up next. for the latest news on line, just go to aljazeera.com. ♪ theme >> hello, i'm joey chen. welcome to the weekend edition of america tonight. we begin with the fight for chicago, tensions running high this week on the south side of the city, where a gunman opened fire at a you. basketball game. it happened thursday night. chicago police say the shooter used an assault style rifle with a high capacity magazine and strayed the basketball court with more than a dozen bullets. 13 people were wounded, include i go a 3-year-old boy shot in the jaw. the park is located in a high gang conflict area. it stemmed from an ongoing dispute. last year, gun violence claimed more than 500 lives in chicago. so far this year, there have been at least 297 murders. >> it is not just the children of chicago. a high level of gun violence has ricocheted from baltimore to l.a. and far too off a february, the victims are the very young, babies and toddlers like that 3-year-old in chicago. on the pain of parenti
america tonight is coming up next. for the latest news on line, just go to aljazeera.com. ♪ theme >> hello, i'm joey chen. welcome to the weekend edition of america tonight. we begin with the fight for chicago, tensions running high this week on the south side of the city, where a gunman opened fire at a you. basketball game. it happened thursday night. chicago police say the shooter used an assault style rifle with a high capacity magazine and strayed the basketball court with more...
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remember that the mall of america one of the largest malls in the world if not the united states, is just an hour down the road from the twin cities. are there communities across the united states that have been involved? given the large somali population in twin cities and the large number who have made it to iraq or somalia or other problem spots, the number is interesting. this could be dramatickic and devastating. >> ambassador as we mentioned the top of the program there have been numerous reports that al shabaab targeted anyone who wasn't a muslim at the mall. a police officer told me i heard these guys they came in and asked are you christian? they shot you, are you muslim, they let you go. another observer said his wounded wife was able to leave the maul, after she recited a passage from the koran that converts to islam. >> this is from the westgate bombing the first time where i can recall that al shabaab has used this tactic. maybe they've done it before or i just missed it. it is not clear to me whether this is a tactic used by all of the members of the al shabaab team or
remember that the mall of america one of the largest malls in the world if not the united states, is just an hour down the road from the twin cities. are there communities across the united states that have been involved? given the large somali population in twin cities and the large number who have made it to iraq or somalia or other problem spots, the number is interesting. this could be dramatickic and devastating. >> ambassador as we mentioned the top of the program there have been...
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and back in the early 80s, it became a big story for america when america lost the cup and got it back. americans dominated, i would assume that want viewers have backed away from the sport. and do you think that this today, katie, can bring a lot more viewers and fans back to the sport of yachting? >> it's very interesting. the boats are phenomenal, and the technology amazing. but we only had three competitors trying to take on the u.s. so it certainly brought a lot of life blood into it. and a lot of eyeballs, and people are excited. but the cost is extraordinary, there has to be a medal in there. so hopefully we'll see great technology, and hopefully a cost coming down to get more teams in from all over the world. and that would make it the best ever cup. >> everybody remembers the comeback, it was such a big of a hole and america retained the cup. but no one wants to be on the losing end of that comeback, and that's where team new zealand is right now, what do you think it would be like to be on the losing end of such an historical event? >> my heart breaks for them. this is going
and back in the early 80s, it became a big story for america when america lost the cup and got it back. americans dominated, i would assume that want viewers have backed away from the sport. and do you think that this today, katie, can bring a lot more viewers and fans back to the sport of yachting? >> it's very interesting. the boats are phenomenal, and the technology amazing. but we only had three competitors trying to take on the u.s. so it certainly brought a lot of life blood into...
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america tonight's laurie jane gliha has been out, most of the day. laurie what is the latest you can bring us? >> well, joie, they are still trying to identify another person of interest in this. they are not sure what connection he may or may not have to the shooter, they're describing him as a black man in his 50s who earlier today was wearing an olive drab uniform. they are definitely trying to figure out who he is. they are also looking for people to go to the fbi website, they have placed a photograph of aaron alexis on their website and they're inviting anyone who has had contact with him over the last few days to contact them. they are trying to establish a time line and still look for amotive. joie, this was very chaotic, the shooting happened around 8:30 or shortly thereafter. a lot of them had practice for this for years, in emergency lock down, this wasn't a drill, it was definitely a scary situation. and many of these people had been in lock down for several hours. to give you an idea there's about 20,000 people on that compound and still
america tonight's laurie jane gliha has been out, most of the day. laurie what is the latest you can bring us? >> well, joie, they are still trying to identify another person of interest in this. they are not sure what connection he may or may not have to the shooter, they're describing him as a black man in his 50s who earlier today was wearing an olive drab uniform. they are definitely trying to figure out who he is. they are also looking for people to go to the fbi website, they have...
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america tonight is up next and remember you can always get the latest at aljazeera.com. >> an america tonight special report. the d.c. naval yard shooting. just a short distance from the nation'nation's capitol, gun fia frantic search for answer he. and in our special coverage a look at the gunman and also ahead reopening the debate. >> we are confronting another mass shooting. >> another mass killing and what america will do to stop i.t. from happening again. -- to stop it from happening again. >> hello and welcome to this special edition of america tonight. scene of the d.c. navy yard shooting. already tonight the capitol is taking its respects to the 12 victims, the 13th was the shooter. it is a shores distance away from the scene of the -- short distance away from the scene of the attack. and under caution everyone even children were kept inside out of risk of harm. as many of the 3,000 workers on the sprawling campus were either just coming into work getting their breakfast beginning their day violently interrupted by the shots of a gunman reportedly a government contractor who c
america tonight is up next and remember you can always get the latest at aljazeera.com. >> an america tonight special report. the d.c. naval yard shooting. just a short distance from the nation'nation's capitol, gun fia frantic search for answer he. and in our special coverage a look at the gunman and also ahead reopening the debate. >> we are confronting another mass shooting. >> another mass killing and what america will do to stop i.t. from happening again. -- to stop it...
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coming up here on america tonight. a secret fundamentalist offshoot, its leaders is behind bars for sexually abusing children. but many say the man who they say they know as the prophet still yields his influence. >> it is a very impressive atmosphere. it is ruled by an iron fest, but controls things from prison. >> how one family turn its back on oppressski influential community. and got away. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. welcome back. a warning from officials in arizona, what they describe as one of the worst abuses of human rights. young women, children themselves sometimes, forced into polygamist marriages america tonight reports from a small community in that state. where new efforts are underway to strip a radical religious group
coming up here on america tonight. a secret fundamentalist offshoot, its leaders is behind bars for sexually abusing children. but many say the man who they say they know as the prophet still yields his influence. >> it is a very impressive atmosphere. it is ruled by an iron fest, but controls things from prison. >> how one family turn its back on oppressski influential community. and got away. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of...